exposition:the crew is having a party as celebration for winning a major battle. someone(it might've been coran idk) breaks out weird altean beverages(it's totally space booze) and they start playing spin the bottle.. i think you can guess what happens next.
The door to the Castle slides open, and Lance leads the group of tired, armored, and cheering paladins into the common space. Pidge and Hunk have high fived at least 8 times and counting, every time someone mentions how Pidge hacked into something and did whatever. Coran and Shiro and Allura are discussing something important and technical, but they smile like winners anyway. Keith and Lance are acting like friends, and they're talking animatedly about some cool maneuver or shot the other made.
"I have a surprise for you, Paladins." Coran said, as the group took their seat on the couches. "As celebration of your incredible victory today, I've prepared a delicious meal, and some traditional Altean cocktails and games!"
"That's wonderful! Now let's all get changed and ,more importantly, bathed and then celebrate!" Allura clapped, rising to go to her room. The others agreed and headed off to de-gross themselves.
After about 45 minutes, everyone was in their seats in the dining room, clean and hungry. Heaping bowls and plates of food were being passed around the table, along with comments on the deliciousness of the not-food-goo. Glasses clinked, laughter rang out, and smiles were shared.
After at least 3 courses, the Paladins were slouching in their seats, full but smiling. It was nice not to have the same food for once. Pidge mentioned that she had just rewired the speakers and uploaded a ton of Earth music to the ship's computer, and that now would be a good time for a dance party. Allura and Coran weren't entirely understanding of earth dance moves or music choice, and keith's emo showed when the others refused to play any MCR, but the crew was definitely gettin' down no matter what.
Eventually, the small party had formed a circle around Lance, watching him bust stupid but equally cool moves. He was clearly some sort of dance wizard because not only did he get Keith onto the dance floor, but he also managed to rope him into jokingly slow dancing during "my Heart Will go on".
The Paladins were getting tired of dancing, and Coran had gone off to his room to read almost an hour ago. They had to find something fun to do, without killing the vibe. Then, our boy Lance spotted the empty glass bottle the fizzy cocktails had been served in, and had a super gay-i mean good idea. h He grabbed the bottle and hurried back to the common room to explain the rules.
"So, you take turn spinning the bottle, and whoever it lands on, you have to kiss them."He finished, grinning mischievously.
"Um" Keith raised his hand awkwardly.
"Yes?"
"So me and Shiro.. are brothers, so like? what about that?"
"I'm don't think I'm playing, dude. I'm a little young for this game. Apparently I'm only six" Shiro said, scooting back, and earning a loud laugh from Pidge.
"Look, if you guys get each other then you can spin again. Besides, the more who play, the more fun!"
"Lance" Allura piped up
"what's up princess?"
"there are only two girls, and i don't think Pidge and I-"
"Relax, princess, boys don't have to kiss girls. The bottle cares not about gender, only about kissing! oh yeah, and each spinner get only one skip!" Lance cut her off, and explaining a rather crucial game detail. "Now let's play! Who wants to go first?"
The players were silent as they looked around at each other awkwardly.
"UGGHhhh fine you guys i'll go" He groaned, faking disappointment. He reached for the clear glass bottle and spun it as hard as he could. It landed on Pidge.
